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The best wine matches for Manchego, Berkswell and other hard sheep cheeses

The best wine matches for Manchego, Berkswell and other hard sheep cheeses

Posted on August 4 2020 at 07:28

Hard sheep cheeses are the winelover’s friend.

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Somehow I ended up having this Singapore crab and chips at two successive meals @therockfishuk this weekend. Don’t ask 🙄😂 #dartmouthfoodfestival #guest.
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#crab #singaporecrab #spicy #chillies #foodfestival #rockfish #dartmouth #mitchtonks #tonksed

Great line-up of rosés at my @dartmouthfoodfestival tasting today ranging from whisper pink to near crimson and from still to bubbly.
From L to R classically elegant @maiaprovence, @chateaubauduc’s deliciously fruity Bordeaux rosé @chefrickstein edition @dunleavyvineyards delicate pretty English rosé (made from Regent and Seyval Blanc - check out their crowdfunder), @bodegasmuga more substantial savoury rosado, @domainemaby’s deep, deep pink Tavel, @camillodonati’s gently fizzy cherryish pet nat and @boschendalwines immensely drinkable MCC rosé which has one of the the prettiest bottles out there (from festival wine theatre organisers @michaelsuttonscellar).
Still an overall preference for the paler styles but good to get across that there are more sources of rosé than just Provence - and that you can drink it year round. (Reckon Tavel would be great with the Boxing Day leftovers and the Muga with paella and tapas!)
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#rosé #rosado #roséallday #winetasting #instawine #winestagram #foodfestival #dartmouthfoodfestival

Three rather blurry low light pix from a brilliant meal at @andriadartmouth last night. Scallops with artichoke and guanciale, crab with apple, ginger and lemon sorrel and hake with smoked butter sauce, caviar and samphire. Great ingredients, really clever imaginative cooking and singing flavours. @susyatkins and I had been told it was good but we were blown away.
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#scallops #crab #hake #smokedbutter #restaurant #dartmouth #dartmouthfoodfestival #andriadartmouth #instafood #foodstagram #finedining

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First dive into @ruby.tandoh’s Cook As You Are with her carrot, lemon and tahini soup.
I so agree with Ruby’s intro to the recipe: “I don’t know what it is about soup that inspires so much uncertainty among my otherwise kitchen-savvy friends. I know people who can make a lasagne from scratch but ask them to make soup and they freeze”.
Well, not quite in my case but I certainly lack inspiration so was really pleased to find this riff on the standard carrot soup (made with a stick blender so not too boringly smooth).
It’s definitely the time of year we need soup in our lives so I’m determined to do more experimenting this winter. Do share your favourites and recent soup finds.
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#soup #carrot #carrotsoup #tahini #comfortfood #vegetarian #rubytandoh #cookasyouare

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